by PCA | Aug 2, 2023 | Feature
Rahul Gupta didn’t intend to join the family business, one which his father began four decades earlier. His father never pushed him, emphasizing education and encouraging him to pursue his own career path. He graduated from college in 2007 and settled in Philadelphia,...
by PCA | Jul 24, 2023 | Feature
Quality and consistency—these are the two factors necessary for any successful product. When speaking about premium cigars, these two things are even more critical. Some of the most successful cigar manufacturers have realized the only way to come close to achieving...
by PCA | Jun 28, 2023 | Feature
When Dr. Gaby Kafie retired from practicing medicine in 2008, he set his sights on his other burning interest, the manufacturing of fine cigars. With roots in Honduras dating back to 1901, Kafie had entrée into the cigar industry on account of the family’s holdings in...
by PCA | Jun 20, 2023 | Feature
Success did not come overnight for Erik Espinosa. Today, the mention of Espinosa Premium Cigars may make you think of its well-known factory, La Zona. It may also make you think of its popular premium cigar brands like Warhead, Laranja, Murcielago, or the 601...
by PCA | Feb 23, 2023 | Feature
It was only in December 2021 that Joshua and Cynn Coburn made official their purchase of Dissident Cigars, a boutique brand that has passed through a number of ownership hands in recent years. Part of the Oveja Negra stable of cigar lines manufactured at James and...
by PCA | Dec 22, 2022 | Feature
It was an impromptu meeting on the PCA show floor—some knowing each other for years, others meeting for the first time. It started as light banter, bonding over the common passion of cigars, but soon the conversation took a more insightful tone. “It all kind of...
